Dalglish happy with England treatment

31 March 2011 11:30
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has praised England for their handling of Andy Carroll and Glen Johnson but refused to be drawn into a row with coach Fabio Capello over his £35million striker. Carroll scored his first international goal in the 1-1 friendly draw with Ghana on Tuesday. However, much of the pre-match discussion concerned Capello's advice to the former Newcastle forward to concentrate on football and cut out potentially bad drinking habits and also his possible involvement in this summer's Under-21 European Championships. Dalglish brushed aside any potential controversy by reaffirming his belief that the 22-year-old was fully focused on improving himself and his game. "Is that not his job, football?" said the Scot. "I would expect him to focus on it to get to where he is. He has done fantastically well. "I think Andy Carroll is focused on his football."

Source: PA